Had a great ride today at Loftus with Richie and Andy and 3 new guys: Grant, who wears clip-ins and has a lovely old Cannondale hardtail and is more into road bikes, Shaun who commutes on road 5 minutes to and from work on his Giant Yukon hardtail and has never ridden on a trail before (yeah we’re pushing everyone to ride with us!) and Johnno who had an old Specialized hardtail.
Bright and early at Richie’s place.
Left to right: Johnno, Richie, Shaun and Grant.
Left to right: Richie, Grant and Andy.
Group shot.
My fitness levels are definitely getting better and I’m also learning how to lean into corners much harder and modulate the rear brake whilst leaning in, as opposed to locking up the rear for a slide which does nothing much but slow me down and rip up the trail.
In other news the heat is on so Suga and I went to fetch some fresh salt water at the boat ramp for the fish tank. I put a little love into the tank, cleaned up the glass and did a 20litre water change. I’ll hopefully keep it up, weekly, over the summer.